Web browser maker Opera Software AS is partnering European crypto exchange Safello to enable in-browser purchases of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin on the Opera web-browser for android for users in the Scandinavia countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Safello’s brokerage solution is being integrated with Opera’s blockchain-powered browser for Android […]

Here is a summary of some of the widely followed stories on cryptocurrency and blockchain during the past 24 hours. Bitcoin Plunges To 52-day Low Wednesday, Bitcoin hit its lowest level in 2019 at $3363. It is also the lowest price in 52 days, since BTC went as low as […]

A Novia Scotia court granted creditor protection to Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX. The crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy protection in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court amid financial and legal troubles following the unexpected death of its founder and CEO Gerald Cotton. QuadrigaCX’s nearly 115,000 customers reportedly lost around $145 million […]

Dutch cryptocurrency exchange Blockport has announced that users will be able to deposit bitcoin with the firm, something which hadn’t been possible up till now. But though traders will now be able to transfer bitcoin to Blockport, the funds will actually be held in a wallet on one of three […]

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinzest has been forced to conduct a massive roll-back after the exchange accidentally sent around $5.3 million worth of cryptocurrencies to customers in an airdrop. Last week, Coinzest conducted an airdrop of We Game Tokens (WGT) as part of a promotional event. However, clients were instead […]

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Kraken has received nearly three times more law enforcement inquiries in 2018 compared to 2017. In a twitter post, Kraken said that in 2018, it responded to a total of 475 law enforcement inquiries, while in 2017 there had been only 160. In 2016, Kraken only […]

Merry new year fellow Finance Magnates reader! We hope that you enjoyed the festive season and, whether you were spinning a dreidel or roasting a turkey, that you managed to eat and drink as much as possible over the past couple of weeks. Now, sadly, it’s all over and us […]

Japanese crypto exchange VCTRADE has started accepting bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) deposits from other crypto exchange wallets. Launched earlier this year by Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings, VCTRADE is one of the 16 government-approved crypto exchanges in Japan. It recently partnered with blockchain security startup Sepior […]

Major US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase launched a new feature called “Coinbase Earn” which will enable customers to earn cryptocurrency while learning more about new digital assets beyond Bitcoin. It is currently being launched in an invite-only mode with a single asset Ox (ZRX) in order to manage demand. Coinbase Earn […]